Light-stand.



G. W. HAMMERSCHLAG.

LIGHT STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1909. I

Patented .Apr. 20, 1909;

rarnnrcirricn GEORGE'W. HAMMERSGHLAG, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

Lienii -srains.

' Application filed January 13, 196.9. Serial No. 472,922.

To all whom it may concern: j j

Be it known that I, GEORGE W; Iii drains SOHLAG, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at New York city, Manhattan borough, county and Stateo'f NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Light Stands, of which the fol-, lowing is a clear, full, and exact description. This invention relates to an improved lamp stand, the object being to provide a portable, foldable and adjustable stand that is adapted to retain a lamp or headlight such as usually are used on automobiles. f

This invention is intended particularly for automobilists to be used for the pur ose of holding one of the headlights of aniacnine to enable anyone to repair an injuredpart should the machine become. disabled on a dark road. i

As an automobile is apt to burst a tire, or to become otherwise temporarily unfit for use, and as such occurrences are liable to happen at night upon a darkroaid, it is often diflicult to repair the injury as lights are not Q always available, and if a light is obtained it "is usually in the form of a lantern which is, in most cases, insufiicient.

As automobiles are usually provided with acetylene gas head-lights, the said lights being removable, I utilize one of the head-lights, or both, to furnish light to, enable a person to re air an injured part of a machine. When remove the head-light from its place on the body of the machine I place it upon my improved stand and attach the light to the source of gas supply by means of a rubber tube. The light and stand together will not be heavy enough to prevent them from being carried to any desired position relative to the injured part of the machine in order to cast the light in the proper place.

I will now proceed to describe my invention the special features of which I will finally claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1, illustrates'a face, view of my improved stand having an automobile head-' light mounted thereupon, the back of the said light being presented to view; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, of the lamp carrying frame of my improved device; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on a line aain Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

foldable support of my improved stand and it may here be stated that any well known form of foldable stand'may be used. For the sake of clearness I will state that the said support, in this instance comprises a tubular upright 2 having legs I) pivoted thereto as at l, the said legs being braced by stays 5 which are, at one end thereof, pivoted .to the legs 3 as at 6, and to an adjustable collar 7, at the other end thereof as at 8. The collar 7 is held in an adjusted position bya setscrew 9. This form of support is well known.

. Inthe, upright 2 I slidably it a vertically adjustablei od 10 and provide a set-screw 11 to hold the rod in an adjusted position. The upper end of the rod .10 is provided with a socket 12 whichis adapted to removably support a rotatable pin 13, the said pinbeing provided with an eye 14 to which is pivotally secured, as at 15, a bracket 15% To the bracket 15* is pivot- .ally secured a second bracket 15 as at 16. To the bracket 15 are pivotally secured the horizontally disposed socket arms 16. A portion of the socket arms 16 is cut to form a latch 17.

In the socket arms 16 rods 18 are adapted to slide, whereby the rods can be adjusted horizontally, the said rods being provided with notches 19 which are adapted to engage the latches 17 The latches 17 are so formed as to provide an extension which is adapted to extend upwardly beyond the outer surface of the socket arms in order that the latches can be caused to be released from engagement with the notches 19 in the rods 18. The latches 17 and notches 19 keep the rods 18 in an adjusted position.

For the purpose of holding the lamp 20 I provide auxiliary supports 21 which I pivotvallysecure to the outer ends of the rods 18 as at 22. The supports 21 are adapted to pass through the tubular brackets 23 on the.

lamp. The tubular brackets 23 are usually carried by this class of lamp for the purpose of hanging the lamp on the body of the machine. Fig. 1 clearly illustrates the'manner of retaining the lamp on the frame therefor.

It is quite obvious, from the foregoing description, that my improved lamp stand can be folded up and packed into a small space. The object of making the rods 18 adjustable is to adapt the device to accommodate lamps of different sizes.

In order to adapt the lamp-frame for angular adjustment 1 hinge the bracket 15 to the pin 13 as has hereinbel'ore been stated. By this means 1 am able to adjust the lamp upwardly or downwardly, angularly, relative to the stand. It the lamp is to be adjusted vertically I can do so by releasing the set-screw 11 and slide the rod 10 upwardly or downwardly and then tighten the set-screw.

Should an automobile break down at night, on a dark road the operator would take my improved stand from the tool box, for instance, and un'l'old it. He would then take one of the head-lamps and place it on the stand as shown in Fig. 1. By means of a relatively long rubber tube he would connect the lamp to the source of gas supply. After having lighted the lamp he could carry the lamp and stand to a convenient position and manipulate the adjustable features to cause the light to be'cast on that part of the machine that is out of order. In case the engines are out of order the angular adjustment of the frame of the stand will be very important, as the light can be cast down into the hood. Many other advantages will be derived by the use of my improved stand.

The bracket 1.5, socket arms 16 rods 18, and the auxiliary supports, 21, form an adjustable frame for the lamp stand. By means of the brackets 15 and 15 a universal joint for the lamp frame is provided whereby the lamp can be adjusted in two directions without disturbing the rod 10.

My improved lamp-stand, when carrying a lamp, will be found useful or other purposes than repairing automobiles at night. It is obvious that my improved stand can be disassembled, folded and stored away.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A lamp-stand comprising a l'oldablc support, and an adjustable l'ranie carried thereby adapted to retain a lamp, said frame comprising a plurality of adjustable arms and foldable rods carried thereby.

2. A lamp-stand comprising a support, a frame adjustably connected. thereto comprising 'loldable socketed arms, rods slidahly mounted therein, and auxiliary loldable supports carried by said rods adapted to retain a lamp.

3. A lamp-stand comprising a support, a rotatable pin carried thereby, pivotally connected brackets, pivotally connected to said pin, adapted for angular adjustment in different directions, and means carried by one of said brackets adapted to hold a lamp.

4. A lamp-stand comprising a sup iort, a bracket carried thereby, horizontally disposed arins pivotally connected to said bracket and a plurality of vertical rods pivotally connected to said horizontal arms, said arms and said rods being loldable.

5. A lamp-stand comprising a support, a rotatable pin carried thereby, pivotally connected brackets pivotally connected to said pin, adapted for angular adjustment in different directions, and a plurality of pivotally connected l'oldable men'ibers carried by one of said brackets adapted to hold a lamp.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 11th day of January 1909.

GEORGE W. HAMMERSC lllJAG.

Witnesses:

HUGO HUNFALVY, ESTELLE Hansunenn. 

